A Randomized Trial of a Text Message Quit Vaping Intervention for Young Adults
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Truth Initiative
- Enrollment
- 2,588
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of Participants With Self-reported 30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (ITT)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This research study, conducted by Truth Initiative, will help us learn how text messaging can help young adults between 18 and 24 years of age quit vaping.
Detailed Description
The Quit Vaping Study (QVS)'s primary aim is to conduct a fully powered comparative effectiveness trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a quit vaping text message program in promoting abstinence from e-cigarettes among young users aged 18-24. This study is a 2-arm randomized controlled trial conducted among young users aged 18-24 recruited through online channels. Participants will be randomized to a quit vaping text message intervention or to an assessment-only control condition and followed for 7 months to roughly correspond to 6-months post-treatment. The secondary aim is to examine potential mediators of program effectiveness, including treatment engagement and changes in self-efficacy and perceived social support for quitting.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Masking Description
Participants are not explicitly told they are in the control group, although they may deduce their assignment from presence or lack of regular text message intervention.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 24 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 18-24
- •Past 30-day use of e-cigarettes containing nicotine
- •Interest in quitting e-cigarette use in the next 30 days
- •US residence
Exclusion Criteria
- •Failure to confirm mobile number after initial sign-up
Arms & Interventions
This is Quitting
Participants will be enrolled to receive messages from This is Quitting.
Users receive one age-appropriate message per day tailored to their enrollment date or quit date, which can be set and reset via text message. Those not ready to quit receive 4 weeks of messages focused on building skills and confidence. Users who set a quit date receive messages for a week preceding it and 8 weeks afterward that include encouragement and support, skill- and self-efficacy building exercises, coping strategies, and information about the risks of vaping, benefits of quitting, and cutting down to quit. Keywords COPE, STRESS, SLIP, and MORE provide on-demand support.
Intervention: This is Quitting (Other)
Assessment only Control
After an initial enrollment message, participants will be contacted periodically to assess e-cigarette use. At the end of the intervention period, they will receive information on how to sign up for This is Quitting if they are interested in the program
Intervention: Assessment only Control (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of Participants With Self-reported 30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (ITT)
Time Frame: 7 months post enrollment
Number of participant who responded "No" to the question "In the past 30 days, did you vape at all, even a puff of someone else's?" Denominator is all randomized participants.
Secondary Outcomes
- Number of Participants With Self-reported 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (ITT)(7 months post enrollment)
- Number of Participants With Self-reported 30-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (Responder Only)(7 month post enrollment)
- Number of Participants With Self-reported 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (Responder Only)(7 months post enrollment)
Investigators
Amanda L. Graham, PhD
Chief of Innovations
Truth Initiative